(a) The code official shall have the authority to enter at any reasonable time any structure or premises for which a permit has been issued to inspect for compliance with the permit, any construction documents pertinent thereto and the applicable provisions of this article and the technical codes. The department’s employees shall carry proper identification when inspecting structures or premises in the official performance of their duties under this code and the technical codes.
(b) Prior to entering into a space not otherwise open to the general public, the code official shall make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other person having charge or control of the space or premises, present proper identification and request entry. Failure or refusal by the owner or other person in charge of the space or premises to permit such entry shall constitute a violation of this article. Such right of entry and inspection shall be enforced by application to and proper orders from a court of competent jurisdiction.
(c) Every occupant of a structure or premises shall give the owner or operator thereof or agent or employee, access to any part of such structure or premises at reasonable times for the purpose of making such inspection, maintenance, repairs or alterations as are necessary to comply with the provisions of this article and the technical codes and with any notice or orders issued pursuant thereto.
(d) A record of all inspections and violations of this article or the technical codes shall be maintained by the code official in accordance with the city’s records retention policy.
(e) The owner shall provide for special inspections in accordance with the building code.
(f) The code official shall accept reports of approved inspection agencies provided such agencies satisfy the department’s requirements as to qualifications and reliability.
(g) Where required by the provisions of the technical codes or regulations, materials or assemblies shall be inspected at the point of manufacture or fabrication in accordance with applicable provisions of the technical codes.
(h) Whenever in the enforcement of this article or the technical codes, the responsibility of more than one official or department is involved, it shall be the duty of the officials involved to coordinate their inspections and administrative orders as fully as practicable so that the owners and occupants of the premises shall not be subjected to visits by numerous inspectors or multiple or conflicting orders. Whenever an inspector from any agency or department observes an apparent or actual violation of some provision of a law, ordinance or code not within the inspector’s authority to enforce, the inspector shall report the findings to the code official having jurisdiction. A department shall not, however, delay the issuance of any emergency orders.
(i) When any part of any work performed under the building code or any of the technical codes is to be hidden from view by the permanent placement of parts of a building, the person making the installation shall notify the code official and such installation shall not be concealed until it has been inspected and approved by the code official. With respect to projects in which the concealment of the work proceeds continuously the person installing the same shall give the code official notice thereof so that inspections may be made periodically during the progress of the work. The code official may remove or require the removal of any structure or portion thereof that prevents proper inspection of any work. (Ord. No. G-05-18, § 13, 12-19-05)